in london shortly after the two had appeared together at harrison ' s concert for bangladesh shows in august 1971 . the single was a follow @ - @ up to starr ' s 1971 hit song " it don ' t come easy " and continued his successful run as a solo artist . " back off boo ##gal ##oo " peaked at number 2 in britain and canada , and number 9 on america ' s billboard hot 100 . it remains starr ' s highest @ - @ charting single in the united kingdom . the title for the song was inspired by english singer @ - @ songwriter marc bo ##lan . some commentators have suggested that the lyrics were directed at paul mccartney
in london shortly after the two had appeared together at harrison's concert for bangladesh shows in august 1971. the single was a follow @ - @ up to starr's 1971 hit song " it don't come easy " and continued his successful run as a solo artist. " back off boogaloo " peaked at number 2 in britain and canada, and number 9 on america's billboard hot 100. it remains starr's highest @ - @ charting single in the united kingdom. the title for the song was inspired by english singer @ - @ songwriter marc bolan. some commentators have suggested that the lyrics were directed at paul mccartney